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Sexual Harassment Awareness Series No. 8  Practical Tips in Creating A Safe Environment at Work The global change in wireless communication (text messages, e-mail, whatsapp, tweets) has changed and expanded the manner in which we communicate in carrying out our work responsibilities. However, this does not change the old workplace issue where employees are entitled to work in a safe environment of mutual respect, free of sexual harassment. The case of   McIntosh v. Metro Aluminum Products Ltd., [2011] B.C.H.R.T. No. 34 (Marion) is a British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal decision illustrating this. Lisa McIntosh filed a complaint against Metro Aluminum Products Ltd. (“Metro”) and Zbigniew Augustynowicz ("Mr. A"), alleging discrimination in employment based on sexual harassment. She said that she was subjected to ongoing sexual harassment through unwanted text messages from Mr. A which ultimately caused her to leave her position. Ms. McIntosh testified about a c...

    2 October 2013          Workshop on Safer Malaysia – Living in Fear of Crime is not living Jointly organised by the Bar Council Safer Malaysia Committee and the KL Bar Professional Development Committee, Richard Wee Thiam Seng and Sarah Kambali from Messrs Richard Wee & Yip presented the workshop which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 2 October 2013. The workshop was attended by 18 participants. The Workshop was a programme which gave its participants an overview/wake-up call about the elements that can be practised in everyday life towards a Safer Malaysia. The workshop started with a summary of the objectives of Safer Malaysia by Richard Wee. The workshop proper was conducted by Sarah Kambali where she spoke on the three essential concept of Crime Fighting; Vigilance, Deterrence and Prevention.   4 October 2013 PDC/CCPC Seminar on Advanced Negotiation Skills The KL Bar Corporate and ...

By Dr Rosmawani Che Hashim* ABSTRACT Principle of strict compliance is significant to sustain the smooth flow of LC procedure. LC expedites payment to a seller as well as guarantees delivery of goods that fulfil contract description to a buyer. However, the issue of standard of compliance causes delays in payment and vitiates the credibility of LC as a method of payment in international trade. Once discrepancies exist in seller’s documents, the documents will be considered as non-compliance and all undertakings are suspended. Consequently, a seller will not receive payment and a buyer will not be able to claim the goods at port of delivery. This paper addresses issues relating to the required standard of compliance from perspective of the UCP 600 and ISBP. INTRODUCTION Letter of credit (LC) is a payment mechanism, used to facilitate trade in international sales. One of the fundamental principles governing the LC operation is the principle of strict compliance. The pri...

3 September 2013  PDC Seminar on Drafting Contracts 101 Jeremiah R. Gurusamy from Messrs Arianti Dipendra Jeremiah presented the seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 2:30pm on 3 September 2013. The seminar was attended by 32 participants. The seminar covered the following areas: "Dealing with Compliance & Regulatory issues", "Scoping the Transaction", "Drafting Techniques", "Understanding Key Provisions", "Boiler Plate Clauses" and "Common Mistakes & Pitfalls". 4 September 2013 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for September was held on 4 September 2013. The session, attended by 79 pupils, was led by Vince Chong. Pupils were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and the highlights of the Malaysian Bar. It included a session for pupi...